quaint
要点古風で趣のある
意味
- 古風で趣のある
- 風変りでおもしろい(楽しい)
例文
His accent sounds a little quaint.
彼の口調は少しおかしい。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
From Middle English queynte, quoynte, from Anglo-Norman cointe, queinte and Old French cointe (“pretty, clever, knowing”), from Latin cognitus, past participle of cognōscō (“to know”).